This is what I got, but the dumb InlineShape is giving me problems getting its text property.
VB Code:
  1. Sub Macro1()
  2.     'Behind a word document
  3.     'Add a reference to MS Excel xx.0 Object Library
  4.     Dim oXlApp As New Excel.Application
  5.     Dim oWb As Excel.Workbook
  6.    
  7.     Set oXlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
  8.    
  9.     Set oWb = oXlApp.Workbooks.Open("C:\Book1.xls")
  10.     oXlApp.Visible = True
  11.     'oWb.Sheets(1).Cells.Range("F2").Value = ActiveDocument.InlineShapes("CheckBox1").TextEffect.Text
  12.  
  13. End Sub